Articles - July 2014

Reactions to Basil King's work

Basil King. Photo by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte.

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Iā€™m flying.  Curious, in the speed of language, even when the talking seems ordinary / flat, there are echoes ā€” wait a few lines down ā€” words like Quasha and cumquats come up and leave, leaving floral pieces,    and   sky.    Words  a-float  ,/ ,,/ Aegean gods have a kind of influence, and there are the colorful ghosts
                                                                          dark-lined
                                                                             hovering